Adhithya Ganesan and Marc Van Der Merwe have met 2 times since 2025; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Marc Van Der Merwe won at M15 Hillcrest (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ganesan
🪃 Counterpuncher
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 57% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,782 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Adhithya Ganesan.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ganesan | Merwe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Adhithya Ganesan | Marc Van Der Merwe | ||
| 1 or more | 88% | 7/8 | 64% | 7/11 |
| 3 or more | 88% | 7/8 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 5 or more | 25% | 2/8 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ganesan | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–3 | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.76 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -12.3% | -21.7% |
| Units P/L | -0.86u | -1.30u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ganesan has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Merwe's 25%).
| Opponent | Ganesan | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Kerem Yilmaz | W | L 16 16 |
| Lawrence Bataljin | W 62 63 | W 46 76 64 |
| Philip Henning | L 26 75 16 | L 36 36 |
| Ergi Kirkin | W 61 46 75 | L 67 16 |
Last five matches per player
Tiago Torres
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Rigele Te
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Dinko Dinev
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Kerem Yilmaz
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Vladimir Osminkin
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Matas Vasiliauskas
M15 Kayseri · Round of 16
Jun 1
Amir Milushev
M15 Kayseri · Round of 32
Jun 1
Demetris Azoides
M15 Kayseri · Quarterfinals
Jun 1
Orel Kimhi
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Jesse Flores
M15 Mbombela · Quarterfinals
May 4
Cooper Mccarthy
M15 Mbombela · Round of 16
May 4
Simphiwe Ngwenya
M15 Mbombela · Round of 32
May 4
Orel Kimhi
RISE IRENE OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Giulio Perego
M15 Mbombela · Round of 32
Apr 27
John Bothma
M15 Pretoria · Round of 16
Apr 20
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–42 matches
| Metric | Ganesan | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 58% |
| Sets won | 57% | 56% |
| Games won | 54% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ganesan | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ganesan | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
